5l N7 Performance Center Concerts Dcecember 4 December S December 6 December 10 December 13 December 17 FALL 1990 . B THE BERKLEE BUDDY RICH ENSEMBLE —Faculty trum- peter Wayne Naus leads Berklee’s Buddy Rich Ensemble perform- ing compositions and arrangements made famous by the late drummer and bandleader. VOCAL SUMMIT/VOCAL JAZZ ENSEMBLE —Voice Depart- ment faculty member Bob Stoloft leads the 12-voice Vocal Summit in a program of original free improvisation, a cappella vocals and theater pieces. In the second half, faculty vocalist April Arabian lcads the Vocal Jazz Ensembile in a variety of contemporary vocal arrangements both a cappella and accompanied by a four-piece rhythm section in styles ranging from jazz to fusion. AN EVENING WITH THE BERKLEE RAINBOW BAND— Faculty trombonist/composer/arranger Phil Wilson leads the Berklee Rainbow Band in a program of jazz, fusion and rock origi- nals by outstanding student composers and arrangers. Featured will be instrumentalists Pat Loomis and Abe Laboriel, Jr., vocalists Sharina Jange and Cindy Tignor and the premiere of Phil Wilson’s “Wizard of Oz Suite” SEE ACROSS TO THE OTHER SIDE—THE BERKLEE REVERENCE GOSPEL ENSEMBLE —Traditional and contem- porary gospel music by Walter Hawkins, Richard Smallwood, Keith Pringle and others will be performed by Berklee’s Reverence Gospel Ensemble under the direction of Lori Roberts with faculty = advisors Walter Beasley and Orville Wright. The choir will feature ] freshman vocalist Wilbur Nichols and a host of new faces, as well as an arrangement of “What Child Is This” by Orville Wright and - an original composition by accompanist Dennis Montgomery II1. : THE BERKLEE JAZZ/ROCK ENSEMBLE —The 18-picce 1 Jazz/Rock Ensemble, under the direction of Ken Zambello with Yo Team Productions, will perform music from the rock opera Tommy. ROCK ARRANGING: LIVE! —Commercial Arranging Depart- ment faculty members Lennie Peterson and Mirek Kocandrle present a showcase of the best writing from the course Rock Arranging for Live Performance. A student band will perform remakes of pop/rock songs in a variety of styles including folk, funk and heavy metal in settings ranging from small band to 16- picce ensemble with six vocalists, horns and full rhythm section.